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Exchange Rates on 18-Feb-09
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by
commercial banks in Colombo.
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar 113.42 114.98
Sterling Pound 161.24 164.35
EURO 142.33 145.39
Swiss Franc 96.43 99.18
Canadian Dollar 89.16 91.70
Australian Dollar 71.99 74.07
Singapore Dollar 73.95 75.62
Japanese Yen 1.2250 1.2545
(2) The approximate exchange rates of GULF Currencies, based
on previous day’s market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follow:
Country Currency Indicative Rate
Bahrain Dinar 302.00
Kuwait Dinar 389.92
Oman Rial 295.71
Qatar Riyal 31.26
Saudi Arabia Riyal 30.35
UAE Dirham 31.00
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 13th February, 2009 by all commercial
banks were 19.56 percent and 15.24 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the
month of January, 2009 was 11.74 percent.
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